Healthcare Penetration Testing
Medical Systems are Our Specialty
Humanity and Technology: We Protect Where They Intersect
Here’s a scary truth no one wants to hear: Our health care organizations are vulnerable to catastrophic cyberattack. Even systems directly connected to patients are not beyond the reach of a determined hacker. At Raxis, we know this because we’ve hacked those very systems and exploited their weak points. We didn’t cause any problems, but we proved that the bad guys could.
Scoping & Planning
We begin each healthcare security engagement with a detailed scoping and planning phase. Our team works closely with you to identify critical assets, such as patient databases, billing systems, and medical imaging networks. This tailored approach ensures we prioritize high-risk areas while aligning with healthcare-specific compliance standards like HIPAA and HITECH.
Simulated Attacks
Raxis penetration testers employ advanced techniques to replicate the tactics of sophisticated cyber attackers. We test for vulnerabilities such as unauthorized access to patient records, manipulation of medical device data, and potential breaches in telemedicine communications. These simulations provide actionable insights into your system’s weaknesses and inform targeted remediation strategies.
Detailed Reporting
Following the assessment, we deliver comprehensive reports that outline discovered vulnerabilities, their potential impact, and prioritized recommendations for remediation. Our reports are designed to be accessible to both technical teams and executive stakeholders, facilitating informed decision-making and efficient resource allocation.
Support & Retesting
Once vulnerabilities have been addressed, we conduct thorough retesting to validate that fixes have been implemented correctly without introducing new risks. This step is crucial in the healthcare sector, where even minor security gaps can lead to significant privacy breaches or compromise patient care.
Electronic Health Records (EHR) Security
We rigorously test EHR systems to ensure patient data remains confidential, intact, and available only to authorized personnel. Our assessments cover access controls, data encryption, and audit logging mechanisms.
Medical Device Security
Connected medical devices present unique security challenges. We evaluate these devices for vulnerabilities that could compromise patient safety or data integrity, including firmware flaws, insecure communications protocols, and weak authentication mechanisms.
Telemedicine Platform Assessment
As telemedicine adoption grows, so do the associated risks. Our penetration testing services for telemedicine platforms focus on securing video consultations, protecting patient-doctor communications, and ensuring the integrity of remote diagnostic tools.
HIPAA Compliance Validation
Our healthcare penetration testing is designed to help you meet and exceed HIPAA security requirements. We assess your systems against HIPAA standards and provide guidance on addressing any compliance gaps identified during testing.
Why Choose Raxis for Healthcare Security?
Healthcare Industry Expertise
Raxis has extensive experience working with healthcare providers, insurers, and medical technology companies. Our testers understand the unique challenges of securing healthcare systems and tailor every assessment to your specific needs.
Comprehensive Testing Services
We provide a full suite of penetration testing services for blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystems, including:
- EHR System Security Assessments
- Medical Device Penetration Testing
- Network and Infrastructure Security Testing
- Web Application and API Security Evaluations
- Social Engineering and Phishing Simulations
Comprehensive Reporting
Our industry-leading reports deliver actionable insights with prioritized risks and step-by-step remediation guidance, empowering you to swiftly address vulnerabilities and confidently demonstrate regulatory compliance. Unlike generic security assessments, our reports are tailored specifically to healthcare environments, aligning with HIPAA and HITECH requirements while providing a clear roadmap for enhancing your overall cybersecurity posture.
Continuous Security with PTaaS
With Raxis Attack (Penetration Testing as a Service), healthcare organizations gain ongoing visibility into their security posture. This service provides real-time assessments, unlimited retesting, and expert guidance through our secure Raxis One portal, ensuring your defenses remain robust against emerging threats in the dynamic healthcare landscape.
Key Challenges in Healthcare Cybersecurity
Complex Infrastructure
Complex Infrastructure: Healthcare systems often involve a mix of legacy systems, modern technologies, and interconnected medical devices, creating a complex environment that’s difficult to thoroughly test. This includes electronic health records (EHR) systems, tele-health platforms, and IoT-enabled medical devices, all of which introduce potential vulnerabilities.
Regulatory Compliance
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict regulations like HIPAA and the HITECH Act. Penetration testing needs to be conducted in a way that doesn’t violate these compliance requirements while still effectively identifying vulnerabilities.
Operational Continuity
Testing critical systems without disrupting patient care is a significant challenge. Healthcare organizations can’t afford downtime or service interruptions that could potentially impact patient safety or treatment.
Limited Resources
Many healthcare organizations lack the necessary resources, both in terms of budget and expertise, to conduct comprehensive penetration testing. This can lead to inadequate testing coverage and potentially overlooked vulnerabilities.
The HIPAA Nightmare
Raxis Hack Stories
Our stories are based on real events encountered by Raxis engineers; however, some details have been altered or omitted to protect our customers’ identities.
A large hospital with several locations around a bustling city, called Raxis in for a combined Raxis Strike internal penetration test and physical social engineering test (PSE). While the Raxis Strike team chained an attack with a cracked low-level user account to domain privilege access across the network, our PSE team made their way around the hospital, stopping at Operating Room areas per scope, but gaining access to spend time in the surrounding areas without comment. One member of the team donned a pair of generic scrubs bought at a nationally recognizable store, sat down at an unlocked nursing station computer and attempted to access patient data while another talked their way into the records office waiting room and cloned a badge that allowed her to come back during lunch and examine patient records housed in file cabinets while the staff was at lunch. Shockingly, when a staff member walked in and questioned her, she simply left, and the hospital employee never reported the incident.
As the test went on, our internal team informed the PSE team of an administrative web application that used default credentials. As the system was deep within the internal network and housed sensitive customer patient data, it could make for a solid test of network segmentation around accessible areas of the hospital.
Our PSE team was onsite at the hospital’s Cancer Center at the time and had just discovered an area open to the public. The area had comfortable room to speak privately, books and magazines about cancer topics… and a series of computers to allow patients, family, and friends to research the condition and find help and answers. Knowing that this area should only allow guest access and should be entirely segmented from the any internal network access, our PSE team attempted to access the administrative system. The site appeared on the screen, and the default credentials let them in. They took a photo of sensitive data on the screen (to be obfuscated and included in the report) and then reported this critical HIPAA finding to the customer so that they could begin the work to fix it immediately. By illustrating how cybercriminals could take advantage of unnoticed vulnerabilities to access sensitive patient information, Raxis showcased the critical importance of frequent penetration testing of all types within the healthcare industry.
F.A.Q.
Frequently Asked Questions